Van het Russische front deze bijdrage van Moscow Times: The internet has long been a wild horse the Kremlin struggled to tame. Authorities first understood the scale of the problem during the 2011-12 Bolotnaya protests, which were organized and coordinated online. A crackdown of sorts ensued as the authorities attempted to wrest back control. In short succession, they introduced new injunctions, restrictions, and new draconian legislation. But the actions made little difference because Russian internet users learned to adapt. They learned to navigate online obstacles imposed by the government by using secure virtual private networks (VPNs) and other anonymizing software. They moved their correspondence to encrypted messengers that can’t be easily monitored. They used social networking sites that refused to store users’ personal data on Russian servers. Protesters still coordinate demonstrations through social media and online messenger apps. The authorities, however, are determined to catch up. This ...